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Ultimate Cheeseburger

~ ULTIMATE CHEESEBURGER ~

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This Ultimate Cheeseburger is flavourful, filling and, of course, CHEESY! The beef patties are simply prepared with only a few spices and no binder. My favourite part? They’re grilled and topped with copious amounts of cheddar cheese. For the sauce, there’s a delicious roasted garlic mayo and then the burgers are garnished with goodies like tomato, thinly sliced onion, pickle and crispy bacon. Get grillin’ with this Ultimate Cheeseburger; you’re going to love it!

Hey guys! How’s it going? Guess what? Today I’m bringing you another fabulous recipe featuring Canadian cheese! This is not just any recipe; it’s an Ultimate Cheeseburger featuring Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar from Prince Edward Island. This cheese is near and dear to my heart. Why? Because Prince Edward Island is one of Canada’s Atlantic Provinces, and so is the Province I’m from, Newfoundland & Labrador. As a child, my family and I would visit Prince Edward Island and we always had the best time!

On our visits to Prince Edward Island I would always (practically daily) visit Cows (ice cream shop). The aromatic smell in there would knock you off your feet. So good! Yes, I was food obsessed even as a kid. Not much has changed, lol. And their logo of the cow is just the cutest.
All this talk of Prince Edward Island reminds me that hubby and I should visit soon with so we can start creating some new memories (with furry child too, of course).

WHAT IS AVONLEA CLOTHBOUND CHEDDAR?

Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar is made, as mentioned, in Prince Edward Island by Cows Creamery. If you’ve ever been to Prince Edward Island you know how beautiful it is. There are rolling hills, ocean almost everywhere you look and red, iron rich soil.

Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar is an award-winning cheese that is aged for 14 months. When I say award winning, I mean lots of awards ever since 2008! For example, Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar won four awards in 2016 alone, two of which were ‘Canada’s Cheese of the Year’ and ‘North America’s Best Clothbound Cheddar’. I can understand why it’s so popular! It’s an all natural, unpasteurized cheese made with milk from Holstein cows from local farms. Because there is ocean all around, the salt air and rich soil contributes to the wonderful full bodied flavour of this firm cheese. When you bite into it, it’s what you would expect from a high quality cheddar – so good!

PREPARATION

Like most burgers, this recipe is super easy to prepare. I don’t like to mess around too much with the beef. For the patties, there is just a simple touch of salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and cayenne. They’re formed into 4 ounce patties and grilled for just a few minutes per side. Then, it’s the fun part! Garnish with lots of Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar. This is a ‘cheese’ burger after all, right?

I don’t know about you, but I really enjoy mayo on my burger. Yes, mayo. I amped this one up with roasted garlic. Have you had? Roasting garlic mutes the flavour a tad and what you’re left with is a lovely hum of garlic flavour. It makes for quite the delicious match to those cheesy burgers. If you prefer to use a different sauce, feel free! Ketchup, relish or mustard would work great too!

TOPPINGS – USE WHAT YOU LOVE

For me, a good cheese burger should have three pivotal things – quality cheese, good meat and a toasted bun. The rest is important, but can be adjusted to tastes. My father is a burger purist, meaning he likes meat and bun…ok, maybe a touch of relish or mustard. Me, on the other hand, live for those toppings. They give the burger personality shall we say. What’s your favourite toppings to use on a burger? Have you ever tried anything weird or different? One of my other favourite ways to enjoy one is with peanut butter, jam and bacon. Yes, that combo. No judgement, my friends. It’s good just like this Ultimate Cheeseburger.

How fun would it be to have a burger bar? Next time you have family and friends over, arrange a bunch of toppings on the table, along with condiments and a variety of buns. Grill the burgers and let everyone customize their burger to how they like. Don’t forget lots and lots of Canadian cheese – there’s so much to choose, but this Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar is a great place to start!

VIDEO TIME

Check out how easy it is to make this delicious Ultimate Cheeseburger—>

Hubby and I are taking a little vacation so see you back here next week! Until then, take care and chit chat again soon 🙂

P.P.S. If you think this Ultimate Cheeseburger will make your belly happy too, please be sure to hit that little Pin button down below. Many thanks, you guys! XO

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Ultimate Cheeseburger

This Ultimate Cheeseburger is flavourful, filling and, of course, CHEESY! The beef patties are simply prepared with only a few spices and no binder. My favourite part? They're grilled and topped with copious amounts of cheddar cheese. For the sauce, there's a delicious roasted garlic mayo and then the burgers are garnished with goodies like tomato, thinly sliced onion, pickle and crispy bacon. Get grillin' with this Ultimate Cheeseburger; you're going to love it!

To cook bacon (if using), place on a grill on a parchment lined baking sheet in a 400F oven for 25-30 minutes, turning once (I like my bacon crispy).

For the burger patties, in a large bowl combine meat, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne and black pepper and mix to combine. Don't overmix. Form into four 4oz (about 1/2 cup each or 115g each) patties. Season one side with salt to taste.

Heat grill to about 400F and cook patties about 4-5 minutes. Flip and season other side with salt to taste and cook another 4-5 minutes or until cooked through.

For each burger, place roughly 1/2 tbsp. of the roasted garlic mayo on bottom bun. Then, do the same for the top bun.

To roast garlic - slice top of garlic bulb so all cloves are exposed. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper and 1/2 tsp of olive oil. Wrap in foil and bake on 400F for 35-40 minutes. Carefully remove from oven and carefully open from foil.

In a small food processor add mayo, lemon, salt, pepper and garlic cloves (squeeze each clove from outer skin). Blend until smooth and combined.

Ugh, Dawn, you are making me crave a cheeseburger at 10:30 in the morning!! This looks sooooo good. I totally agree with you, good quality cheese is an absolute must for a cheeseburger, and that roasted garlic mayo sounds amazing.

Cheese, yes, more cheese! Looks delish and I really like that you put a bit of cayenne in your burgers, so do I! I may not be a mayo guy, but Dave is, I’m a mustard guy. BUT the fact it’s roasted garlic mayo means I’d definitely give it a spread. 🙂

We love our Canadian cheeses! And this cheeseburger looks goood. Gotta get all that grilling in before the weather suddenly betrays us decides to turn cold! And I do love mayo. Even when I was a kid my grandma would make me mayo sandwiches for school…yes just mayo lol! I love that stuff. Roasted garlic sounds amazing. Nice video too! We’re looking forward to another weekend of grilling. Hope you have lovely grilling weather!

Who doesn’t love a good cheeseburger? Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar sounds amazing – quality ingredients are so important! The burger bar is a great idea, need to set one up next time I have friends over. So hungry now after watching your video 🙂 Have a great vacation, Dawn!

i thought this cows was the same as java cow in park city, utah but no ): highly recommend the latter for ice cream if you happen to be in utah though (; anyways, this burger sounds delicious! there were 3 kinds of cheddar in my fridge upon last count, so i’m sure i’d love this cheddar!heather (delicious not gorgeous) recently posted…Avocado Cucumber Soup with Mango Salsa

These look like cheeseburger PERFECTION, Dawn! My mouth is literally watering looking at all of your photos and terrific video (you have such pretty hands!). Must try this beauty…Marissa recently posted…Lamb Burgers with Feta and Harissa Aioli

That’s one beauty of a hamburger Dawn!! We were going to have hamburgers tonight anyway, so I’m thinking I need to use this recipe 🙂 The garlic mayo sounds amazing, and I love that you didn’t use a binder. PINNED!Katherine | Love In My Oven recently posted…Thai Red Curry Zucchini Boats

Wow! I would love a big bite of this gorgeous burger!! Your video is awesome – as usual!! And I’m loving that toasted bun, the array of toppings, and of course your roasted garlic mayo! My family will love this! Have a great week, my dear! XOXOannie@ciaochowbambina recently posted…Stuffed Italian Sweet Peppers

If the cheese is from PEI I know I’ll love it–Anne of Green Gables is one of my all-time favorite books :). This really is the ultimate cheeseburger. I’m starving just looking at the pics! I’m all about the toppings–just pile them on and I’ll use a fork if I can’t fit the whole thing in my mouth. Have a great week, Dawn!Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen recently posted…Easy Fuzzy Navel Ice Cream Pie

Yum! With the cheese and that roasted garlic mayo, and lets not forget the bacon I can easily devour two of these with a single beer. I am confident. Would love to visit one day, both Newfoundland and PEI. We’ll call you when we are on our way:) You guys have a great vacation!! Drink some beers:)Milena | craftbeering.com recently posted…Hops Salted Caramel Sauce

I hear ya, Milena!! You’d love both Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island and if you guys ever did visit, it would be lovely to meet in person 🙂 !! Thank you very much and we will definitely drink some beers 😉 Cheers!

Absolutely looks like the ultimate burger to me Dawn!! Looks incredibly juicy and that cheese!! I think I’d want to eat the whole brick of it. Love the garlic mayo on top too, so that would be a must on my burger. Great video!!Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen recently posted…S’mores Spritz Sandwich Cookies

Now this is my kind of burger! I’m all about the cheese and the toppings, so this is totally calling my name. And yes to a toasted bun, definitely makes burgers better. And I’m loving that roasted garlic mayo! Burgers are definitely one of my favorite summer foods, so I can imagine how incredible this must taste. Pinned! Hope your week is off to a great start!

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